diff --git a/includes/admin/importers/class-sp-event-importer.php b/includes/admin/importers/class-sp-event-importer.php
index 836254ff..fa1be89f 100644
--- a/includes/admin/importers/class-sp-event-importer.php
+++ b/includes/admin/importers/class-sp-event-importer.php
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ if ( class_exists( 'WP_Importer' ) ) {
 					list( $team_name, $result, $outcome ) = $team;
 
 					// Find out if team exists
-					$team_object = get_page_by_title( $team_name, OBJECT, 'sp_team' );
+					$team_object = get_page_by_title( stripslashes( $team_name ), OBJECT, 'sp_team' );
 
 					// Get or insert team
 					if ( $team_object ):
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ if ( class_exists( 'WP_Importer' ) ) {
 							$outcome = trim( $outcome );
 
 							// Get or insert outcome
-							$outcome_object = get_page_by_title( $outcome, OBJECT, 'sp_outcome' );
+							$outcome_object = get_page_by_title( stripslashes( $outcome ), OBJECT, 'sp_outcome' );
 
 							if ( $outcome_object ):
 
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ if ( class_exists( 'WP_Importer' ) ) {
 					unset( $player[0] );
 
 					// Find out if player exists
-					$player_object = get_page_by_title( $player_name, OBJECT, 'sp_player' );
+					$player_object = get_page_by_title( stripslashes( $player_name ), OBJECT, 'sp_player' );
 
 					// Get or insert player
 					if ( $player_object ):
diff --git a/includes/admin/importers/class-sp-player-importer.php b/includes/admin/importers/class-sp-player-importer.php
index f499ca9e..862ae5a3 100644
--- a/includes/admin/importers/class-sp-player-importer.php
+++ b/includes/admin/importers/class-sp-player-importer.php
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ if ( class_exists( 'WP_Importer' ) ) {
 				$i = 0;
 				foreach ( $teams as $team ):
 					// Get or insert team
-					$team_object = get_page_by_title( $team, OBJECT, 'sp_team' );
+					$team_object = get_page_by_title( stripslashes( $team ), OBJECT, 'sp_team' );
 					if ( $team_object ):
 						if ( $team_object->post_status != 'publish' ):
 							wp_update_post( array( 'ID' => $team_object->ID, 'post_status' => 'publish' ) );
diff --git a/includes/admin/importers/class-sp-staff-importer.php b/includes/admin/importers/class-sp-staff-importer.php
index 8f31b4c3..386aa313 100644
--- a/includes/admin/importers/class-sp-staff-importer.php
+++ b/includes/admin/importers/class-sp-staff-importer.php
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ if ( class_exists( 'WP_Importer' ) ) {
 				$i = 0;
 				foreach ( $teams as $team ):
 					// Get or insert team
-					$team_object = get_page_by_title( $team, OBJECT, 'sp_team' );
+					$team_object = get_page_by_title( stripslashes( $team ), OBJECT, 'sp_team' );
 					if ( $team_object ):
 						if ( $team_object->post_status != 'publish' ):
 							wp_update_post( array( 'ID' => $team_object->ID, 'post_status' => 'publish' ) );